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Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a novella about the life of a school teacher, Mr. Chipping, written by English writer James Hilton and first published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 1934. It has been adapted into two feature films and two television presentations.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, novel by James Hilton, published serially and in book form in 1934. The work depicts the career of Mr. Chipping, a gentle schoolteacher at an English public school.
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips, James Hilton’s novella about a mild-mannered teacher at a fictional British boys’ school, originally appeared in 1933 as a supplement to the British Weekly, an evangelical newspaper.
Mr. Chips, fictional character, a gentle and kindly English schoolteacher in the novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) by James Hilton. He is known as Mr. Chipping in the novel; the nickname Mr. Chips is bestowed by his students.
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- Mr. Chips
- Mrs. Wickett
- Doctor Merivale
- Katherine Bridges
- Wetherby
- Ralston
- Linford
His full name is Mr. Chipping, but he is more commonly referred to as Mr.Chips or just Chips. At the story's start, Mr. Chips is an eighty-five-year-oldman who passes his days pursuing small amusements and thinking back on hislife. He was a teacher of the classics but now loves reading detective novels.However, even after retirement, he doesn't sep...
Mrs. Wickett is Mr. Chips's landlady at Greenwich. She is a kind lady wholooks after Mr. Chips and serves the dinners he hosts with the schoolboys. Shehad previously worked at Brookfield in the linen room during a period in whichMr. Chips was teaching. She is the one that sends for Doctor Merivale and iswith Mr. Chips when he dies.
Merivale visits Mr. Chips once every two weeks. He tells Mr. Chips that heis in good condition and could live forever, but he also reminds Mrs. Wickettto keep a good eye on him. He is present for Mr. Chips's death.
Katherine is a New Woman with modern ideas that challenge traditionalvalues, especially those held by Mr. Chips. Previously a governess, Katherinemeets Mr. Chips while rock climbing. When he injures himself, she takes it uponherself to help him. She even rides her bicycle to check on him, an activityMr. Chips disapproves of. Katherine is described ...
Wetherby is the Head of Brookfield when Mr. Chips interviews for a teachingposition. He is recognized for having restored Brookfield after the NapoleonicWars. Wetherby is an old man that young Mr. Chips admires, but he dies beforeMr. Chips's first term of teaching begins.
Ralston is the headmaster with—arguably—the most prominence in this story.This is likely because Ralston is the only headmaster who does not get alongwith Mr. Chips. He is cold, severe, and demands subordination from his staff.He is respected only because of the fear he instills in everyone except Mr.Chips. It is because of Mr. Chips's stubborn unw...
Linford is a schoolboy at Brookfield who meets Mr. Chips the day before he dies. Linford is new at the school and spends most of the term in the sanatorium being treated for measles. Because of his newness and resulting vulnerability, his peers...
A retired teacher (Mr. Chipping alias Mr. Chips) reminiscences the old days. He is British and the story is set in the early nineties. I mean the teacher retires from teaching in 1913 and spends his days very close to the school doing nothing but 'reading, talking and remembering.'
Mar 1, 2012 · It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was Good-bye Mr Chips that launched James Hilton on a highly successful literary career. His most famous novel, Lost Horizon, was actually published before Chips but its initial sales were disappointing.
